Though not matter of much Interest, the public might be amused at the various debates to which the title of a new book gives rise, and surprised to learn that the first page is most commonly the last written. His whole attitude spoke a mix- tare of confidence and doobt, the latter predominating ; and he clearly paused for an invitation to advance.

In the present case, I must frankly confess, that after sundry harassing efforts to hit upon a name which might tell unpresumingly (as all title pages should) the nature of the book it ushered into the world, I have given up that part of my task, in something very like despair, leaving it entirely to my enterprising and experienced publisber, and giving him carte blanche^ which I trust will be filled up to the public taste. He gave me the impression of a guest who might have been expected without being hidden — one timidly act- ing under that most mortifying of privileges, a general invitation.

Whether a book is still in copyright varies from country to country, and we can't offer guidance on whether any specific use of any specific book is allowed. The breadth of an Irish brogue cannot be, I should think, half so unpleasing to English ears, as the narrowness of Irish prejudice must be grating to Eng- lish feeling. of Ireland, than the king^s English clipping renegade, whose loudest and basest boast is, that he despises the land of his birth.

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ron faae, was tied in a profuse expenditure of ^^ bows and ends,'' according to the plethoric taste of the last century, which may still be observed in the old dandies who carry their old fashions into this.

The scanty re- mains of the stranger's hair were frizzed and dressed, and the scalp and forehead thickly larded with a.

But he bore in his whole aspect evidence of a still bet- ter reason for their indifference.

He was poor \ — a poverty, however, that was clearly that of a gentleman.

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paste of pomatum and powder, which covered the baldness, but could not conceal it, and placed the deformity of af- fectation upon the gracefulness of age.

The hard and sun-burnt hat, held in one hand, was profusely powder- ed at the inside of crown and leaf, but no more able than the cranium It whilom covered to throw dust in the eyes of the observers, as to its actual ^^ age and quality." A gold-headed cane dangled by a string from the wrist of the other ungloved hand, which displayed more than one ring of ancient workmanship, that seem- ed to suit the long and well formed fingers.

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